Rose Ann

“She was ugly; she was beautiful, and she was his. “My Ildiko,” he whispered.”
― Grace Draven, Radiance

“Woman of day,” he said slowly.  “You mean everything to me.”
― Grace Draven, Radiance

“The biggest difference between men and women was that men were always best at forgetting the good of women and women was best at remembering the good of men. So when a woman interacted with a man, it couldn’t always be good. If she was too good to him, he would take it for granted and forget the effort that the woman put in. To let a man remember you all the time, the first thing to do is to put yourself first all the time. If you forgot yourself, how could somebody else remember you?”
― Yue Xia Die Ying, 月下蝶影

“Without hope, there is no disappointment. Giving the other some feeling and then indifferently taking it back is the most heartless act.”
― 月下蝶影, 八宝妆 Eight Treasures Trousseau